IGU - HOME OF GEOGRAPHY PUBLICATION SERIES VOLUME VII

1. IGU - HOME OF GEOGRAPHY PUBLICATION SERIES VOLUME VII MANAGING WATER RESOURCES IN A CHANGING PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ISBN: 88-88692-35-7 The seventh volume of the Home of Geography Publication Series refers to water sustainability and water resource issues. Geographers are involved in all aspects of water sustainability and water resource issues, and in an immense variety of ways. The present volume provides only a sampling of the work of geographers and closely allied professionals, but is designed to indicate the range of research activities going on under the general heading of managing water resources in a changing physical and social environment. The geographical scope is wide, and the spatial scales range from individual lakes and reservoirs to whole nations. Topics run the gamut from the ethical underpinning of the work we do through explorations of the physical and chemical processes involved in water moving below, on, and above the surface of the earth, to studies of the roles of individuals and societies in using, mis-using or restoring that water. Approaches adopted range from qualitative discussions through standard statistical and mathematical analysis to complex process modelling. In short, it is a cross section of the kind of work geographers and environmental scientists do when involved with water. The IGU Commission on Water Sustainability is a prime forum for the development and interchange of ideas and information about water, water resources, water sustainability, and related issues. Over the years it has organized a variety of meetings in a diverse number of places, many with specific themes, and from them has come a variety of publications. This book continues that tradition, but in a very different context. Rather than highlight and treat in depth a single issue, this volume celebrates the vast range of activities undertaken by Commission members and associates in addressing the many issues involved in providing safe and sustainable water to societies around the world. Most papers are based on information which was first presented at one of the Commission meetings. Often the objective of the original presentation was to stimulate discussion and to develop strategies for dealing with particular issues. Here we present the results of some of these efforts.

2. MANAGING WATER RESOURCES IN A CHANGING PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Contents Part 1 - Introduction CH 1: Geographers, Changing Environments, and Water Resources -Peter Robinson, Tony Jones, Ming-ko Woo CH 2: Towards a Water Ethic -Adrian Armstrong Part 2 – Changing physical environments CH 3: Analysis of a Long Drought in Piedmont, Italy - Autumn 2001 and Winter 2001-2002 - D. Gandini, C. Marchisio, G. Paesano and R. Pelosini CH 4: Autumn Soil Water Surplus During ENSO Events in the Argentine Pampean Flatlands -O. Scarpati, J. Forte Lay, L. Spescha and A. Capriolo CH 5: Climate and Changes in Water Availability in North Carolina, USA, in the Twentieth Century - Peter Robinson and Fan Chen CH 6: Water Demand, Climate and Climate Change in the Anglian Region of the UK - A Case Study of Hunstanton, Norfolk -C.P. Holt and A. Billiald Part 3 – Changing social environments CH 7: Impact of Agriculture on Water Tables: The Case of the Indian Punjab - Dhian Kaur CH 8: Lake Sevan: The Loss and Restoration of the "Pearl of Armenia“ -Trahel Vardanian and Peter Robinson CH 9: Water Problems and Sustainability in North China - Jun Xia CH 10: Water Diversions and China’s Water Shortage Crisis -Chansheng He, Shengkui Cheng and Yi Luo CH 11: Hydrological Effects of Reservoirs in the Central Spanish Pyrenees -J.I. López-Moreno & José M. García-Ruiz CH 12: Environmental and Socio-cultural Impacts of a Water Resources Development Project -A Case Study of the Ghazi - Barotha Hydropower Project, Pakistan - Amir Khan Part 4 – Planning for the future CH 13: REKA: a Catchment Management Tool for Improving Water Quality - C. Gregory Knight, Barry M. Evans, James M. Hamlett, David W. Lehning, Marieta P. Staneva, Jeffrey Carmichael, Todor N. Hristov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Vania D. Ioncheva, Ivan I. Nikolov and Heejun Chang CH 14: ODRAFLOOD: A Hydrological Model System for the Odra Watershed - Heinz-Theo Mengelkamp CH 15: Forecasting River Runoff Under Various Global Warming Scenarios: A Case Study in Armenia - Trahel Vardanian Part 5 - Water resources: a summary CH 16: Modern Concepts of Water Resources Management: A Case Study of Kenya - Thomas M. Matiasi This volume costs €18,00 for orders from EU countries and €24,00 for non-EU countries, including postage (standard mail) and packaging. To obtain a copy, please contact Dawn Bissell at the Home of Geography, Rome, on e-mail: d.bissell@homeofgeography.org.